Bentley Kyle Evans | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Valicia Evans |
Children | 2 |
Bentley Kyle Evans (born August 10, 1966) is an American television writer, producer, director and actor. He is a native of Oakland, California.
Evans made his acting debut in the 1990 film House Party . He is most notable as the show runner on several sitcoms, among them Martin [1] (1992–1997) on FOX, The Jamie Foxx Show [1] (1996–2001) on The WB, and Love That Girl! [2] (2010–2014) on TV One. Evans is also the creator of Love That Girl! and the co-creator of The Jamie Foxx Show. [1] [2] Outside of television, Evans is the co-screenwriter, with his Martin star Martin Lawrence, of Lawrence's 1996 feature film, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate . [3]
Evans created, executive produces and directs the TV series Family Time , which became Bounce TV's first original scripted program. [4] Evans is also the creator of other Bounce TV sitcoms, such as In the Cut and Grown Folks . In addition, Evans executive produced a new Jamie Foxx sitcom, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! , which debuted on Netflix in 2021. [5]
Evans teamed up with famed rapper MC Lyte and together they co-created the series Partners in Rhyme which premiered on the ALLBLK. Evans directed the first and second season. [6]
Also on ALLBLK, Evans Executive produces and directs the situation comedy, Millennials. The second season is set to air in the third quarter of 2022. [7]
In 2022, Evans co-wrote and co-executive produced Martin: The Reunion on BET+. [8]
Evans has a son and a daughter. His son, Bentley Kyle Evans Jr., had a main role as Devin Stallworth on the TV series Family Time . His daughter, KyLee Evans, is a writer for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder on Disney+.
Though Evans was born in the Bay Area, he was raised in the View Park-Windsor Hills area of Los Angeles. He graduated from Westchester high school in 1984. Shortly after, in 1986, he was a Production Assistant on Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle". He also earned a small speaking role in the film that got him into the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). [9]
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